Create a custom Java application

Many users run a Bitnami stack as a development environment for their own projects (as opposed to running third-party applications). To create a custom Java application from scratch, follow the steps below. These steps assume that your application will live in the /opt/bitnami/apps/myapp/ directory:

Create and edit the /opt/bitnami/apps/myapp/conf/httpd-prefix.conf file and add the line below to it:

Include "/opt/bitnami/apps/myapp/conf/httpd-app.conf"

Create and edit the /opt/bitnami/apps/myapp/conf/httpd-app.conf file and add the content below to it. This is the main configuration file for your application, so modify it further depending on your application’s requirements.

NOTE: 8009 is the default port for the AJP connector. If you have customized the stack to use a different port, change it here as well.

Once you have created the files and directories above, add the following line to the end of the main Tomcat virtual host files at /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/tomcat-vhost.conf and /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/tomcat-https-vhost.conf, right before the closing VirtualHost tag at the end of the file:

Include “/opt/bitnami/apps/myapp/conf/httpd-prefix.conf”

Restart the Apache Tomcat server.

You should now be able to access the application at http://SERVER-IP/myapp.